Merced County Courthouse Museum will open the “Settlement of Merced County: From Homestead to Colonization” exhibit on Thursday, October 14 at 5:00 p.m. People from the homesteaders to colonists settled in Merced County because of its abundance of land, fertile soil, suitable climate, and plentiful water. From Merced’s Chinatown to Rotterdam Colony, this exhibit will explore how ethnicity, national origins, geography, or religion played a role in the creation of Merced’s settlements in over 30 story panels and more than a dozen maps. During the opening reception, Kristi Kelechenyi of Merced County GIS Department will show you how to trace these Merced County settlements with your mobile device in an interactive PowerPoint presentation at 6 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, seating is limited and will be first come, first served. For more information about the exhibit, please contact the Courthouse Museum at 209-723-2401. Admission to the event is free. 
For tracing the historic settlements with GIS, please check out this link
For vitrual exhibit, please follow this link https://arcg.is/1Teau80.